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Despite the difficulty of booking a reservation, finding the location, getting transportation back from the restaurant and a power failure, Black Sesame Kitchen delivered the best culinary experience during our stay in Beijing.
Being a small, 16 seat restaurant, Black Sesame Kitchen requires a 50%...More

Other than visiting the Great Wall, our 3.5 hour 10 course meal was the highlight of our 5 days in Beijing.
Warning: hard to find, most of the others were late because they could not find this 16 person restaurant located in a back alley...More

Went to Black Sesame for dinner last night. After reading some of the negative reviews, I was a bit worried, but figured we should just give it a go. So glad we did!! The Food was excellent and the drinks were plentiful and delicious!
The...More

Just returned from an incredible evening at the Black Sesame Kitchen. Our dinner was an intimate gathering of 6 unique groups, all sharing food and conversation in a communal setting. I notified the kitchen far in advance that I am a vegetarian and they were...More

I went recently to Black Sesame Kitchen as a party of 6 with my family during our visit to Beijing. The staff at Black Sesame went out of their way to help us make our deposit payment as we had difficulty using the Chinese version...More

Dear Emily,
We're so glad that you had a good experience with us and that you left satisfied and happy! Thank you for the advice about taxis. We would be happy to start arranging private drivers for our customers. Please just ask before the end...More

First, this is a different dining concept from a typical restaurant. You sit at a communal table in tight quarters but not uncomfortable on backless stools with 10 – 12 other guests. They serve 10 courses, one a dessert the others savory over a two...More

I brought my team for dinner to this restaurant and what a terrible mistake.
1. Food is mediocre and not worth what they charge. All in our party had the same opinion
2. Service is terrible. The waitress is clueless, more interested in ideal banter...More

Dear Dallas Is The Best,
We apologize profoundly that we did not meet your expectations. We take feedback like yours very seriously and our senior management will be reaching out to you to investigate this matter. We thank you for your input and feedback and...More

indeed just ordinary chinese dishes served with some alcohol. i would say just worth RMB100 per head instead of RMB300. We made reservation and early deposite emphasized we are with a vegetarian. they claimed to have arrangement for this but it turns out to give...More

Dear Billy S,
We sincerely apologize that we did not meet your vegetarian guest's needs. Our senior management is speaking to the team that was in charge that evening to see if vegetarian cooking protocols were properly followed. We will also work to improve our...More

After three years I am back to this restaurant with a lot of enthusiasm.
Unfortunately the level was very far from the last time.
The new place is not nice as the previous one, but this is less important. The biggest disappointment was the cuisine....More

They cooked the vegetables for vegan without clean the pot. They charged per person but no same arrangement for vagans. The dining table is together with the kitchen. The good part is you can see the chef but we found they cooked the vegetables for...More

Thank you for your question. Yes, we can fit 11 people at 1 table, as long as there is space that evening. Is it 300RMB or about $50 per person, and yes, we can most definitely accommodate vegetarians with plenty of... More

Thank you for your question. Yes, we can fit 11 people at 1 table, as long as there is space that evening. Is it 300RMB or about $50 per person, and yes, we can most definitely accommodate vegetarians with plenty of vegetable and tofu dishes. Please email us to book.